He will settle disputes among great nations. They will hammer their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nations will never again go to war, never prepare for battle again. Isaiah 2:1-5 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 2:1-5 and the article in...
This week, as part of our Advent celebration, we light a candle representing our prayers for peace. In lighting this candle, we are reminded that Christ was born into a world shaped by fear, occupation, and political violence. Yet the longing for peace is not only...
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, and now light is shining on them. You have given them great joy, Isaiah 9:2-7 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 9:2-7 and the article in this week’s Circuit Rider titled Hope. Begin by naming the ache...
Artificial things have been with us long before technology. Many of us remember the spray-on snow we used to decorate our windows at Christmas. We didn’t buy those cans because we needed snow; we bought them because they promised a feeling—warmth, nostalgia, a sense...
Meanwhile, these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13 Questions for Life Groups Read 1 Corinthians 13 and the article in this week’s Circuit Rider titled Love. Reflect on telling the truth, even when it is costly....
Across our communities, a profound ache has taken hold of daily life. People describe a fatigue they can’t quite identify — the feeling that something valuable in our daily routines has been unraveling. Conversations seem more pointed. Neighbors feel more distant....
Christmas is supposed to feel real — filled with warmth, wonder, and worship. Yet for many, it doesn’t. The decorations go up, the playlists return, and the obligations multiply, but something inside feels missing. Many of us go through the motions, trying to...
This Advent, our series “Artificial Christmas” invites us to examine the incarnation — God made flesh — through the odd and probing light of our technological age. We’re surrounded by things that appear real but aren’t: artificial intelligence, artificial...
The water I will give them will become in them a spring that will provide life-giving water and give them eternal life. John 4:5-30 Questions for Life Groups Read John 4:5-30 and the article in this week’s Circuit Rider titled Belonging. Pay attention to the corners...
From the air, parts of the Midwest look like a quilt of green circles stitched into brown soil. Each one marks where a machine turns, drawing perfect patterns of life into the land. Inside those circles, crops flourish; beyond them, the earth withers. Six years ago, I...